Package-tie.



APPUCATION FXLED APR, 219\8 A. 1. DOWNING;

PACKAGE TxE.

Patented Heb. 18, 19H).

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ALFRED J'. DOTNING, 0F TORONTO,

ONTARIO, CANADA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification' of Letters Patent.

Patented lFoeb.. f8, 1949.

Application led April 2. 19418. Serial No. 226,172.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. DOWNING, of the city of Toronto, in thecounty of York, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Im Jrovements in Package-Ties, of which the folowing is a specification.

This invention relates to devices adapted for the quick tying anduntying of packages and parcels, and my object is to devise a simple,cheap and eiTective tie which will not only be secure for ordinarypurposes, but can be made absolutely secure for mailing purposes withoutthe necessity of -tying mots.

I attain my object by means of the constructions hereinafter descri'bedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which` Figure l is aproved tie;

Fig. 2 a perspective view showing' the same used in tying a package;

Fig. 3 a view of the under side of the device illustrating its mode ofoperation; and

Fig. 4 a sectional view on an enlarged scale also illustrating the modeof operation of the device.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

1 is a disk, preferably stamped from sheet metal. This disk is in themain substantially fiat, but the edges 2 are upwardly turned to form abeveled rim. of the disk is formed a hole 3. with this hole a centralrecess 4 is formed in the under side of the disk by stamping up the samein the form of the segment of a sphere, an abrupt shoulder being thusformed at the edge of the recess.

The cord 5 may be of any desired length and made of any suitablematerial. This cord is inserted through the central opening in the diskand a knot is tied at its end to prevent it pulling through. The otherend of the cord may also be knotted if desired to prevent the disksliding ofl" at that end if not carefully handled.

I also form in the disk a slit 6 extending perspective view of my im-Concentric At the center from the rim as far as the recess 4. This slitis preferably formed with a constricted neck 7 intermediate its ends.his arrangement of the slit is advantageous for two reasons. In thefirst place the slit can be more neck.

The operation of the device is substantially as follows. The disk withthe knot close to the upper surface of the disk is placed on top of thepackage and held there 'by the thumb. The cord is then passed around theparcel or package in any desired end of the cord jammed between thestanding` part and the disk in Fig. 4. The package will then be securelytied for all ordinary purposes, but to render the tie safe for mailingpurposes or for purposes where rough han ling is expected, it isnecessary to draw the free end of the cord into the slit 6 and past theconstricted neck 7.

T is device will be found of `great value in tying up bundles of lettersfor delivery by mail carriers, as the tying is much more quicklyeffected and much time thus saved. It is also valuable for commercialpurposes where large numbers of parcels of the same b e tied, as thecord waste, so that not only is time saved, but the amount saved as wellas the waste due to the wrappers cutting off more than they actuallyneeded.

In this device the central recess is a very important feature, as itreceives and retains the twisted parts of the cord which y tofrictionally hold the end of the cord to prevent it being unwound. Thefunction of the slit is also the same as that of the flat part of thedisk and is supplemental thereto. At no time is there any normal strainon 'the cord tending to pull it through the slit or from under the disk.

lVha-t I' Claim as my invention is ln a package tie, a substantiallyflat sheet metal disk formed With a central hole, an

upwardly turned outwardly Haring rim and a segment-spherical dome ofsmalll di- Copies of this patent may be obtained forl five cents each,by addressing the mieter relatively 'to the disk forming atshallowpentral recess in the under side concentrio with the hole andmeeting the under surface of the disk with an a'brupt shoulder.

lSigned at Toronto, Canada., this 18th day of March, 1918.

ALFRED J. DOWNING.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

